Oscar Nominees 101: Everything You Need to Know About the Stars and Their Movies

We’ve picked our favorite movies of the year and made award season predictions, but now the Academy has finally revealed their picks for the top movies, actors, actresses, and filmmakers of 2012. The Oscar nominations are in and to help you dig deep into the main contenders, we’ve compiled a year’s worth of stories that pull back the curtain on those deemed “the Best.”

Check out the stories below to find looks into Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty, Silver Linings Playbook, Les Misérables, and more of the top films of 2012. Don’t worry: the Oscars aren’t until Feb. 24 — you have just over a month to get through all of them!